PURDY, BARBARA A. - How to Do Archaelogy the Right Way

Gainesville FL: University Press Of Florida, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813013925; Binding is almost as new. Author's signed inscription on the title page. Contents are almost as new. DJ is amost as new. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION 1996. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page (To Kathy My very best wishes. Barbara Purdy) .9-1/8" Tall, XVI + 200pp. Medium green cloth, bright gold spine lettering. ARCHAEOLOGY. "This book explains how and why the professional archaeologists do what they do. In nontechnical language directed at the general public, conservation groups, and land developers, Purdy summarizes the prehistory of Florida and describes how responsible archaeologists excavate and analyze remains. She discusses the months of planning, surveying, mapping, testing, fund raising, and permit acquisition that precede an excavation. She also includes information on the rules and regulations governing digs, on artifact analysis, dating, and preservation, and on the ways in which excavation affects the balance of nature. " ... Glossary of Terms. Bibliography. Index. Samples of forms. Scores of b/w illustrations - mostly b/w photos, some drawings.. Fine in Fine dust jacket .